Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-06
ARuISous PRACTICE

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Nsny farmer. coatlnas - feed ths.r
mosipg nsl,is. Althoegh IL has b,.u con.
clcslvely demonstrated ovsr snd over
again thsi "a Il ruluoas practice. have
sssn msny in.isacr. of tnls daflns ths
prvssrt fsll. snd IN csitis contluoe 10 have
ffvv run 0vsf IN ntl,is. sud will have no.
al The snos msk.s housing . usc.-sity.
passed by nsi not long slnes which
bsd sysry sppssrsncr of hssiog oesn I'd
cOpstsntiy siucs tn hay vss cot. srd II
sss fooe In ofdsr tast the owner might
n0t have - hirs psslnrins for part of lhc
stock. know of othsr instances whsrv
stsck ass ossn tsksn hom. frOm p>starv.
and turnsd into the nslds 10 have fr,e
run for several ~.ekss sni ~ III. vicinity
tkerv srv bat fw Who DO not iced ihslr
n-ids 10 SON sntsbL
Tue ressoss that sru generally given are
that (D II wLi save money tast uOuh
othsf~iss have ~ o. paid for psstaring,
CD u ain save fvs,iing oat large amount
oi lostsr 81 The osru. and (sl ''thsre IL
lots ~ fed In TIE h-ids that may last -
seh D. tstsa a. TO 70 u waste The
trst tso r.ason- nay be coaslisred To-
gsthsr since ttsy both plead that saving
Il made whsfv The fssdlug Is esrrl-d oa
~ sny considsrsbis extent. Is L. saving al
- spigut snd wasting ~ The bang-l ole.
rhe grsss rOois arr dspriyvd of tacir nat.
ara c0ysfiag that shOald pfotsct thsm ln
thv ~lntsr. and thsy ~intsr All 10 . mach
greater sxtsu In conss qasaca. Grass that
l. valsn a Gloss - thg srOaai is not In
saitsbis coudltion IN withstsnd The win
t-f. ssiis fn1m oslng degtisei of its cover.
lag. abd tha. 10 thsrv ~sst- In tso ~sy-
l.. 80 Al UHn.a.l aNnNt IN 49,
large Qasntitis. of IN grass pallszi up by
10 roOt., aud The d.si roots sifvved ovvr
he n-li n 10 n-sdless Zoe any Que ~ be
told tnNt this - destructive bnsiBsss Ths
truth 20 he mattel L. that The fstarr hsy
crOp. gill hs damaged v,ry mach more
than can possibly ~ sssvi ~ th- time.
Not o1ly :. he psxi years crop msie
smNlisr. but tne tine cariug which The
nsld sill eontinas N yield psyiug crop
10 tsy u vvry mach is-s~n~t A nrli that
!. I'd esnno, yield paying crop of hsy As
long ss one that L. rot. saying nothing
sboat he winter kiliirg Ths drsn upon
u l. grsstsf, AMI its fertility aust b soon'
er exhausted
In r,gsrd 10 the thiri rsssop, An oi
tfs oplniou that 10 i Dot good one-
hold ihst iu ths hong run II IL bstisr -
ID We NMAAIN MWN ~ NaN NINHANA MNtA~ -"
tirsit Thsrv nay al timt. h. s0ue plsces
uhlch can b. fsd 90 some txtsnt without
lnlary BAT cate cannot b. cou1ued 10
ths.r g.>c--. and ~iil feed other p>ris ~
he lid o thslf trlary. Especially IL iais
m. esss In regard to lhs tender Grass ON
The nssly serdsd pieces. These become
fsvOritr teiing grOend In preference u
Other parts 90 The nsif which couisin =
l.
the COns. a., ne. Keeps Ia very rsrv In
stanc.s (.nt never ~nsrs thsr~ arr nesy
-. ,isd piecrs. n n true economy and good
farming to kssp The c,ttls oct Of The nslds
altogether. and fed from The barn, OF htre
them pNsiurst
To worst fsa,sre OF this fccdlpg basl.
cess 4. srring fssdirg. for 10 l. fact that
marv farmer. sll0s their stock 20 run NJ
l.rss Over thslr r.li. to quite an extent iu
ths spflug. Not Ouly I. The freshly start
s.i srass csvour,d a. fat a. u mskss IT.
app-araI &C. thu. putting . dsmp,r upon
ne hay crop a. the very oalsst. bai TIE
gruuuf is ssfy. and The nrld- are '.posehei'
10 such an sxtsu: a. - itiare thea vvfy
much.
When there arr sheep Ills no uncommon
thiur flr them ~ have free run Oysr The
u .ln INI ~ MNN wa" - 80 A*tf :"
the winter when TIE grOand is osrv. and
In ths spfirE ihsy trv l,i looss.ai ihe
earIlest OppofiunitY AMI run uuul The
sra.s l. ~sil started In The pastures.
rhls Il norv than ruiuoo--lt 10 suicidal.
tor ths farmer csn hardly take = safrf
method 10 destroy bis fniafe Income.
Aside frOm thsir uot ucsiing up ths
gruuDd 80 badly. thsy are much worse
thAn The other stock. oeCsa-e thsy icSi
much closer. Every hving ihins VII oe
tsksn. and the roots vii Nmosi o. estfn
out Al tims. TIE lsry ths, good .ltrd
a,ek of .hs.p wlll DO to moving Geld 10
.imo.t inralcalable k~ep them In ths
pa.tarr. Or else cOanns them In The barn
And bsrn-yNrds.
When farmers entirely soandon the
practice 90 fssdiag tbelr nslds. tasy vii
tak- = stsp towards better ryiafu- ron
their labor ~ n"VL'"N'